Sample shipping package



Nov. 17, 1936, A. COHEN 2,061,139

SAMPLE SHIPPING PACKAGE Filed Dec. 22, 1934 I Patented Nov. 17, 1936PATENT OFFICE SAMPLE SHIPPING PACKAGE Alfred Cohen, Chicago, Ill.,assignor to Lady Esther Company, Evanston, 111., a corporation ofIllinois Application Decembcr 22 1934, Serial No. 758,777

1 Claim. (01. 206-82 This invention relates to sample shipping packagesand has especial reference to packages of this character particularlyadapted for shipping samples of cosmetics such as rouge or face 5powder.

, The object of the invention is the provision of a package of thischaracter which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, attractive inappearance, and which provides ample protection 10 to the samples beingshipped.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a package arrangedto display a number of difierent samples in such manner that they can bereadily subjected to visual examination and comparison.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdetailed description of a preferred embodiment of the inventionillustrated in the accompanying drawing. It is to be understood,however, that many changes in form, construction, arrangement andmaterials can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as expressed in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a completely assembled package,including samples, embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken approximately on the plane ofline 22 of Fig. 1.

. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the body portion of the package.

The invention resides generally in the provision of a light, flat bodysuitable for mailing and pro 3 viding a series of receptacles for rouge,powder or the like, efiectively protected but readily visible; and itconsists further in a novel construction and arrangement facilitatingthe use of printed designations suitably-characterizing the samples.

40 In the particular embodiment illustrated, the body comprises a thin,fiat plate I of cardboard or like material, having a row of perforations2 therein, herein shown as circular in form. Upon the bottom of theplate I is adhesively attached-a 45 sheet 3 of paper which serves toprovide a bottom foreach of the perforations 2, thereby forming shallowreceptacles for receiving the sample material 4.

To facilitate their production, the samples are 50 preferably, made upby depositing a suitable amount of the sample-material 4 in shallow,open containers or cups 5. These cups are preferably formed of metal orother suitable material with outside diameters substantially equal tothe di- 55 ameters of the perforations 2 of the plate I. The

cupsare thus enabled to fit snugly into the receptacles formed in platei and their upper edges lie in substantially the same plane as the uppersurface or face of the plate.

With the cups containing the various samples 5 in the proper receptaclesin plate I, a cover sheet 8 of Cellophane" or other suitable transparentmaterial is placed over the upper surface of the plate I and adhesivelyattached thereto. The sheet 8 serves to retain the cups 5 in place and,10 being transparent, permits the samples to be visually inspected andcompared without necessitating the opening of the package.

-The use of the transparent cover sheet also permits the printing ofsample identifying matter and other data directly on the body plate Iwhich is provided with a smooth and relatively close textured uppersurface suitable for printing. This facilitates printing and permits theprinted mat- ,ter to be displayed in its most attractive form.

tion particularly adapts it for shipment through the mails as thecarrying charge for the package itself is kept at a minimum. Thecompleteclosure of the sample receptacles formed in the body member prevents thespilling and loss of any sample material that may become separated fromthe main body of the sample. This construction also serves to retain thesamples in their proper positions in the perforations in the body memberso that they are protected against injury due to rough handling incidentto shipment.

The provision -of a plurality of receptacles in the body member and theuse of a. transparent strip for covering the same is also anadvantageous feature of the invention. Samples differing from each otherin some characteristics, for example, color, can be placed in thedifferent receptacles and can be suitably identified by designationsprinted on the body member. The cover strip will retain the samples intheir proper positions while, by virtue of its transparency, it willpermit visual examination of the samples and their designations thusfacilitating comparison of the same.

I claim as my invention:

A sample shipping package comprising, in combination, a plurality ofrelatively shallow cylindrical cups for holding sample portions ofpowdered cosmetic material or the like, a rectangular body member ofcardboard or other fibrous material of relatively light weight having asmooth upper surface of firm texture suitable for the receipt of printedindicia and having a thickness substantially equal to the depth of oneof said cups, a plurality of annular apertures perforated in said bodymember, said apertures being arranged in a row extending longitudinallyof the member near one edge thereof so as to provide a suitable area inthe upper portion of the memher for the receipt of printed indicia andsuitably spaced apart in the row so that the resistance of I the memberto transverse bending is substantially unimpaired, each of saidapertures being formed to receive one of said cups with a snug fit, arelatively thin rectangular strip of opaque material adhesivelysecured'to the bottom surface of the member and covering said apertures,and a rectangular strip of transparent material adhesively attached tothe uppersurface of the member and covering the apertures and the samplecups dis-

